State elections in North Rhine-Westphalia: All information in the news ticker
Created: 05/13/2022, 16:47
By: Nail Akkoyun
In the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, it could be a close race between the CDU and SPD.
All information and results for the 2022 election can be found here.
On May 15, 2022, the people of North Rhine-Westphalia will elect a new state parliament.
In the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, they help decide who will run the state government.
The CDU and SPD are almost level in the election campaign.
Düsseldorf – On Sunday, May 15, the 2022 state elections will take place in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Citizens can cast their votes at the polling stations between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. or exercise their right to vote by post beforehand.
All Germans who have reached the age of 18 on the Sunday of the election, have lived in NRW for at least the 16th day before the election and are not otherwise excluded from the right to vote are entitled to vote.
After the elections in Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein, this is the third vote in the 2022 state elections. However, it is not possible to say exactly when the result will be known.
Because after the election, the results are checked again before the final result is known.
First statements on the turnout can be expected in the course of Sunday.
State elections in North Rhine-Westphalia: Will Hendrik Wüst remain prime minister?
In the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, in addition to the incumbent Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU*), his deputy Joachim Stamp (FDP*) and SPD politician* Thomas Kutschaty - the incumbent and the Social Democrat are considered top candidates.
Federal State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
|---|---|
Surface | 34,098 km² |
population | 17,925,570 (as of 2020) |
capital city | Dusseldorf |
prime minister | Hendrik Wuest (CDU) |
Deputy Prime Minister | Joachim Stamp (FDP) |
Date of the state election | 05/15/2022 |
According to most surveys, Wüst and Kuchaty are often on a par or just ahead of each other.
A survey by the opinion research institute Infratest dimap, commissioned by WDR, put the CDU at 31 percent on April 3, 2022, while the SPD at 30 percent.
Other institutes see the SPD ahead of the Christian Democrats.
It should be exciting.
Posters of the top candidates in the 2022 state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia: Thomas Kutschaty (SPD) and Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU).
© Sven Simon/Imago
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State elections in North Rhine-Westphalia: A close race between SPD and CDU
Although other parties such as the Left*, the Greens* or the FDP have also put candidates into the running, the election will in all likelihood be decided between the CDU and the SPD.
The first forecasts can be expected from 6.30 p.m. on election Sunday.
The state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia can be followed live on TV and in the live stream.
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